With proportional sample sizes:
A) The proportion of a stratum in the sample is independent of the proportion of that stratum in the population
B) The proportion of a stratum in the sample is the same as the proportion of that stratum in the population
C) The proportion of a stratum in the sample is greater than the proportion of that stratum in the population
D) The proportion of a stratum in the sample is less than the proportion of that stratum in the population

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Proportional sample sizes ensure that each stratum in the population has the same representation in the sample as it does in the population, which means that the proportion of a stratum in the sample is the same as the proportion of that stratum in the population.

With Proportional Sample Sizes